On Wednesday, Shah Rukh Khan has shared a powerful teaser of his upcoming movie Pathaan featuring John Abraham, Deepika Padukone, and himself. SRK also announced the release date of the movie as January 25, 2023 (Republic Day Week). Pathaan is one of the most awaited film to hit the large screens of box office post pandemic.
The teaser begins with John Abraham standing amidst mountains and hills which seems to be a helipad, as he introduces Shah Rukh’s Pathan.
While sharing the teaser on Instagram, Shah Rukh Khan captioned, “ I know it’s late… But remember the date… Pathaan time starts now…See you in cinemas on 25th January, 2023.Releasing in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu. Celebrate #Pathaan with #YRF50 only at a big screen near you.”
Watch the Teaser
While fans are excited for Pathaan, it is expected that there will be fireworks at the box office. As per the current release slots, Pathaan's release date will be clashing with Hrithik Roshan and Deepika Padukone starrer Fighter that weekend.
Earlier, trade analyst Taran Adarsh had shared on his Twitter handle that Fighter may get its release date on the Republic Day 2023 weekend. Pathaan and Fighter, both movies are directed by Siddharth Anand.
He tweeted, "HRITHIK - DEEPIKA'S 'FIGHTER' TO RELEASE ON REPUBLIC DAY 2023... #Fighter - starring #HrithikRoshan and #DeepikaPadukone - to release on 26 Jan 2023... Directed by #SiddharthAnand... Produced by Ajit Andhare [#Viacom18Studios], Mamta Anand, Ramon Chibb, Anku Pande. #RepublicDay."
The announcement of Fighter was made in January 2021, on the occasion of Hrithik’s birthday. The film will be marking Deepika and Hrithik’s first collaboration together.